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stops in redwood co., opening in redwoods,
swales open & with weeds etc. Now
down the Kings Mtn Rd in understory
of Madrone - Oak forest, no in brushy
areas anywhere, nor edges of redwood
forest (sn meadows & streams).
Returned to junction with #5 & down
Tunitas Creek Rd thru redwoods & Dog fur
forests. Saw & heard a Hermit Warbler
on term about 2 mi west of #5 - it
was singing from top of Dog fir. No ss
anywhere in Red wood forest - stopped
at each creek, edge of forest where meets
wet chaparral & lush slopes, openings or
ridges where Conium, etc. No birds until
1 2/3 mi NE Tunitas at lower edge of
Redwood forest by logging mill - 1st pair
there - also 1st Russet-backed thrushes 100yds
upstream. Here the redwoods petered out,
willows & riparian growth flourished
with no forest cover above - SS took
over from Winter Wrens, Russet-backed thrushes
displaced Hermit Thrasher. From here on
to the Coast low Willows habitat & wet
chaparral became broader & broader along
each valley, willows growing far up N facing
slopes, SS everywhere in this growth. So
we have very large pop. still restricted to